Welcome to 2nd grade! I am looking forward to a wonderful year with you and your child. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to let me know. We are a team and will work together to ensure that your child has a successful school year. I can't wait to begin! If you have any questions or concern, please don't hesitate to email me or call. Please review the following information concerning our classroom procedures. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please complete and return the Blue Emergency Card and the White Clinic Card asap. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open House for K-2nd will be help Aug. 26. Please make plans to attend. We will further discuss the expectations of the year and classroom procedures at this time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daily Communication- BARK BOOK (Bright Amazing Responsible Kids) In order to help keep your second grader organized, your child has been given a Bark Book as a communication and organizational tool. Please check each section of the book daily. Your child is expected to return this to school each day. The following information explains the sections in our BARK BOOK: Class Newsletter and Other Important Papers or Forms From School- This includes our classroom newsletter (on yellow copy paper), which will contain important information, as well as items from the office. Please note that some of the items will need to be filled out and returned to school. Book Order forms will also be placed in this section; however, ordering is optional. Lunch $, Transportation Notes, and Other Notes- All lunch $ should be inside an envelope and placed inside the pencil pouch. Any transportation notes or other notes should also be included in this section. Agenda (Parent/Teacher Communication- Students will receive a stamp in the agenda each day for good conduct (no points lost). Minor discipline problems are handled in the classroom without notifying parents. If a behavior point is lost, you will be notified in the Agenda, and if a situation arises that is continual or of a more serious nature, I will notify you by phone. Rewards are used in my classroom and school-wide to recognize students who show positive behavior. At Open House I will discuss my discipline plan along with Canongate’s school-wide discipline plan in more detail. Homework- You will find your child’s spelling list in this section as well as all homework assignments. Homework will be assigned weekly. Any papers that need to be completed for homework will be in this section. Completed homework will be returned to school in this section as well. Poetry Pocket- Beginning this month, your child will memorize one poem per month to recite before the class. Monthly poems can be found in the Poetry Pocket section of the BARK BOOK. Papers (Keep at Home)- These papers have been checked. You may review these and keep these at home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accelerated Reader- Starting in September, your child will have a monthly reading goal. We will utilize the Accelerated Reader (AR) program to help students reach their goals. There will be more information to come regarding AR, so stay tuned! :) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monthly Poems- Each child is required to memorize at home and recite at school 1 poem each month. Look in the Poetry Pocket of the BARK BOOK at the beginning of the month to find the poems.